Spray slow cooker with nonfat cooking spray
Place the sliced bananas in the slow cooker first (this keeps them from turning
brown) and then add the water, oats, and the condensed milk.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve warm.

Yield: 4 (1 1/2 cups) servings

So I am giving that a try. The oats I have were just regular quaker oats, not the instant. I am crossing my fingers that this works. If not, I already have a pair of eggs hard boiled and peeled in the fridge for DH.

Yeah, it did not turn out well at all. Totally burned and inedible in the morning. I was up with the baby around 2 and it smelled great, but when DH got up at 5, it was worthless. Maybe I had quick cooking oats and that was the problem? I dunno.

Next time, try putting it in a seperate bowl. I put a canning ring in the bottom of the crock pot, a 2 quart pyrex bowl with the oatmeal mixture on top, then I fill the crock with water to about 3/4 of the way to the top of the pyrex bowl. Keeps the oatmeal from drying out.

Next time, try putting it in a seperate bowl. I put a canning ring in the bottom of the crock pot, a 2 quart pyrex bowl with the oatmeal mixture on top, then I fill the crock with water to about 3/4 of the way to the top of the pyrex bowl. Keeps the oatmeal from drying out.

Yup. This is what I do, more or less. I just put the glass pyrex bowl in the crock pot (no canning ring), and I only put about two inches of water or so in there. We do oatmeal this way about 4-5 times a week, steel cut, large flake rolled, whatever is on-hand. Clean up is a snap and the water just has to be dumped out of the crock.

Yup. This is what I do, more or less. I just put the glass pyrex bowl in the crock pot (no canning ring), and I only put about two inches of water or so in there. We do oatmeal this way about 4-5 times a week, steel cut, large flake rolled, whatever is on-hand. Clean up is a snap and the water just has to be dumped out of the crock.

I use the canning ring because I heard not using it can crack the crock.